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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Language Telugu Place Ganges, River, India

1. EAP896/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/3
Title:
Natham-Kovilpatti Siva Kailasanatha temple
Scope & Content:
The Siva as well as the Goddess temple ceilings has the painted murals. The paintings are in extinct condition and peeling off due to changing weather conditions. The murals show the set of scenes from the epic ‘Kumarasambhava’. On the inner ceilings there are some portrait paintings of men and...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil and Telugu
Date Range:
1500-1699
Extent:
102 TIFF images

2. EAP896/3/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/3/3
Title:
Amman temple ceiling
Scope & Content:
The events bin about the marriage of Lord Siva to Uma and the birth of Skanda. Kumarasambhava basically talks about the birth of Kumara (Kartikeya), the son of Siva and Parvati. Kumarasambhava literally means "Birth of Kumara". This epic of seventeen cantos entails 'Sringara Rasa', the rasa of l...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil and Telugu
Date Range:
1500-1699
Extent:
45 TIFF images

3. EAP896/3/3/16

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/3/3/16
Title:
Because of peeping through Siva - Parvati's bedroom, angered Siva deposits His Seeds (Rudra Veeriyam) on Agni Deva
Scope & Content:
Because of peeping through Siva - Parvati's bedroom, angered Siva deposits His Seeds (Rudra Veeriyam) on Agni Deva. To get rid of the heat Agni Deva takes bath in Ganges. The holy river Ganga carried the fetuses to a secluded place, called the Sara Vana, which was covered with reeds. The six 'Dva...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil and Telugu
Date Range:
1500-1699
Extent:
1 TIFF image